The first #NuBeHunt is over and we’re so excited to announce the winners!

Congrats to #TeamVashon for taking home the gold!

Second place goes to #TeamBurningWood and third to #TeamOddfellows!

Choose your prizes here and send us an email letting us know your choice! First place gets first pick and so forth.

We had so many great entries that we couldn’t limit the prizes to just three teams, SO we’re giving honorary $50 gift cards to #TeamAlyssaWins for her "NuBe like boobie" haiku and #TeamVance for their reused candle container.

Thanks to everyone who participated! We had so much fun viewing the entries. Here are a few of our favorites:

If you’re hungry for more NuBe Hunting, you can view all of our posts through our hashtags or follow the links below and log into Instagram via Iconsquare:

Greetings NuBe Hunters! Just one week in, the response to our Scavenger Hunt has been incredible, with several teams across the country submitting entries ranging from haikus, to recommendations for fantastic US producers, to things Ryan Gosling would say if he thought like a NuBian. One person even went crabbing…in the buff. That’s a risky way to get 100 bonus points, but reports say all important parts are intact.

Having tracked entries for a week, we’re making a few changes to ensure overall fairness and to encourage ongoing creativity with entries:

We at NuBe Green invite you to participate in our first ever nationwide scavenger hunt! Which is in fact not a scavenger hunt at all, but rather a list of NuBe related activities with designated point values. Whatever you want to call it, it's gonna be fun.

We've pulled out all the stops with these enticing scavenger hunt prizes, from NuBe gift cards to a private photo shoot for you and your friends. Note that prizes are awarded to teams, not individuals, so choose your roster carefully! The first place team gets first pick from the list, then the second place team, then the third. Honorable Mentions may also be awarded at NuBe's discretion. Winners will be announced by September 3rd, 2014. Check out the list below!

The world's attention is on Brazil and the World Cup, but not everyone is focused on the ball. Interpol is closely monitoring flight lists, border crossings, and tickets, looking for criminals who can't resist cheering on their national team. (Jose Diaz Barajas, a suspected Mexican drug trafficker, has already been arrested.) Fashion bloggers around the world agree that, while Italy may not have the best chances for winning the World Cup, their three-piece Dolce & Gabbana suits have already won many hearts. NuBe, too, is fully engrossed in the World Cup and eagerly cheering on the United States, but as a store dedicated to products that are U.S Made and sourced, we can't help but be disappointed by our uniforms.

Hop, Skip, Go Naked is a staple drink on any college campus, which is why we were so excited to find this upgraded version in our favorite cocktail book, Shake. Substitute a local craft vodka (may we suggest Glass Vodka, distilled right here in Seattle) for the cheap stuff we KNOW you were drinking in college and Fremont Brewing Company's Summer Ale for Natural Light and you'll have a drink that satiates even the most discerning palate.

As our twitter followers may remember, NuBe Green attended (and live tweeted) the GoGreen conference last month. The conference provided an opportunity for businesses and government officials in Seattle to get together and discuss,debate and educate each other on issues of sustainability and green business practices.

From food production to transportation and building maintenance, the conference’s keynote speakers covered a diverse array of topics, all addressing the need for businesses and governments to commit to making sustainability a priority.

Most of our customers know that NuBe Green's mission is to find unique, hand-crafted products that are U.S made and sourced and sustainable. Sustainability is an integral part of NuBe's identity, but as speaker after speaker used the word, I began to wonder: what does "sustainability" really mean?

What better way is there to celebrate a holiday weekend than by heading outside with good food, good company, and good scenery? We’re lucky that Seattle has an abundance of all three. We’d love to hear about your favorite picnic spots around the city and what you consider the essentials for the perfect picnic. But first, a few recommendations of our own...

The driving force behind NuBe Green lies in the creative souls that make up our team, which is why we would love to introduce you to the irreplaceable Jan Reingold! Jan designs her own jewelry under the moniker Izanna Jewelry and also works at Tatters, but brings her talent and energy to NuBe once a week.

Jan is a wealth of inspiration, so we couldn’t resist asking her a few questions about the grittiness of Capitol Hill, the importance of implementing repurposed items in designs and why spending the day at NuBe never really feels like work.

The annual GoGreen sustainability conference will be held tomorrow in downtown Seattle.

The GoGreen website describes the event as "a one-day, interactive learning experience featuring tactical how-tos, a solutions-centered deep dive into new ways of thinking, and a showcase of regional business leaders and their success stories." We thought that sounded like an event NuBe fans would be interested in (full transparency: NuBe Green is a Community Partner for the conference).

I've been thinking a lot about the growing success of e-commerce and its effect on our local businesses. What would happen to the neighborhood I grew up in if our dependable grocery store of 60 years (which I've been frequenting for the past 51) went out of business? I personally know that many residents here would be devastated. I depend on them for that last minute cilantro I forgot to grab at Whole Foods, or that load of Ice Cream my stoned sister is craving.

IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE >> Nube Green's focus on U.S. and locally-made products means we have many unique gifts for your Valentine's sweetheart. Our "small and special" suppliers are artists and craftspeople who all have a story behind their goods. Here are a few items to spark ideas as you shop for your loved one!

graypants | Seattle, WA NuBe Artisan Since 2009 U.S. Made, U.S. Sourced, Recycled or Repurposed Material, Made by Hand.

Most Seattleites have heard of graypants. Their hanging, corrugated cardboard scraplights have earned them a fabulous reputation over the past few years. When we headed down to visit their studio, however, I discovered graypants is much more than a hip lighting company.

Alchemy Goods | Seattle, WA NuBe Artisan Since 2009 U.S. Made, U.S. Sourced, Recycled or Repurposed Material, Made by Hand.

Can you imagine one million bicycle inner tubes? I can’t either, but after visiting Alchemy Goods I can at least get close to 200,000—and that looked like a million to me! Next year, Alchemy plans to receive 400,000 of used, donated inner tubes to meet their goal of one million.

Our 2013-2014 Winter Lookbook is bursting at the virtual seams with the best American Made & Sourced goods of the season. Browse 44 pages of shoppable style collections, featuring looks we love to build a green home and wardrobe.

We're popping up at University Village for a second holiday season! This year, find our storefront pop-up in the village's newest row of shops at 45th St and 26th Ave. We'll be in business all of November and December 2013, showing love for our favorite local artists like Alchemy Goods and Little Orange Room...

The news is too good to stay local: U.S. production and hands-on shopping strengthens our communities! This summer, NuBe Green is reducing its footprint with a fresh brick-and-mortar space and taking its mission to the streets in a mobile store.

Check out Shelter Half — a new made-in-America brand collective founded on the principles of conscious commerce, collaboration, and American-made products featuring a curated collection of brands, artists and craftsmen. The idea came from wanting to build a community around products made in America, and there was a desire to do something fun and new,” says Davide Berruto, Environment Furniture CEO and co-founder of Shelter Half. “The spirit is kind of alive and evolving, and it will change with everybody bringing not just merchandise but ideas to the table.”

January 19, 2013
We're proud to be listed in this NY Times Travel feature with Our Friends & Neighbors in the Pike/Pine corridor as key fixtures of our Capitol Hill neighborhood, re-invigorating the old showrooms of Seattle's past into local hotbeds of art and culture!

The challenge is on: buy American Made for the holidays and ABC News went straight to the source of American sourced and made holiday gifts for this powerful segment on U.S. jobs and meaningful holiday gifting. We think our founder Ruth sums it up quite well!